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| HER Number: | MDV60258 |
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| Name: | Round cairn 930 metres south of Moorgate Farm |
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Summary
Cairn measures 5.8 metres in diameter, height 0.6 metres. Central pit measuring 0.8 metres by 0.8 metres by 0.1 metres deep. Grass and heather covered mound. Path passes close to eastern side of mound. Robbing pit situated on western side of mound.
Location
| Grid Reference: | SX 595 921 |
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| Map Sheet: | SX59SE |
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| Admin Area | Dartmoor National Park |
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| Civil Parish | Okehampton Hamlets |
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| District | West Devon |
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| Ecclesiastical Parish | OKEHAMPTON |
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Protected Status
Other References/Statuses
- Old DCC SMR Ref: SX59SE/202/1
- Old SAM Ref: 28717.02
Monument Type(s) and Dates
- CAIRN (Bronze Age - 2200 BC to 701 BC (Between))
Full description
Gerrard, S., 1990-2002, Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset., MPP 149173, 22/6/1998 (Report - Survey). SDV277946.
Cairn measures 5.8 metres in diameter, height 0.6 metres. Central pit measuring 0.8 metres by 0.8 metres by 0.1 metres deep. Grass and heather covered mound. Path passes close to eastern side of mound. Robbing pit situated on western side of mound.
Historic England, 2018, National Heritage List for England (National Heritage List for England). SDV360653.
Two mounds lying south west of the field system may represent funerary cairns. The first one lies at NGR SX 59599214 and survives as a 0.7m high and 6.1m diameter mound with a small central pit. The second cairns lies a short distance to the south west at SX 59579212 and measures 5.8m high by 0.6m high.
Sources / Further Reading
| SDV277946 | Report - Survey: Gerrard, S.. 1990-2002. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Monument Protection Programme. Archaeological Item Dataset.. Mixed Archive Material + Digital. MPP 149173, 22/6/1998. |
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| SDV360653 | National Heritage List for England: Historic England. 2018. National Heritage List for England. Historic Houses Register. Digital. |
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Associated Monuments
| MDV58789 | Related to: Cairnfield on the western flank of Halstock Down (Monument) |
| MDV120734 | Related to: Earthwork banks on the western flank of Halstock Down (Monument) |
| MDV60257 | Related to: Round cairn 900 metres south of Moorgate Farm (Monument) |
Associated Finds: none recorded
Associated Events
- EDV7620 - Okehampton Artillary Range
| Date Last Edited: | Jan 15 2018 1:10PM |
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